Pick a home river and concentrate on it if you want to get in more fishing time. Don't try to rush it, it takes time to experience what happens under different conditions. Explore, it's a lot of fun finding new places to fish, learn how to fish in with the crowds, because that's where the most fish will be, and besides then you will really enjoy the solitude when you hit those special places you've found. I've made weekend trips to OP rivers, week long trips to Oregon & Canadian rivers, and many others too, but I spend 95% of my time locally and after 15 years of concentrated effort I never get tired of my home river. Know what else? I still don't know everything about it because there are sections of it I've still not fished. I always enjoy being on my home river because of the memories that I can revisit and the welcome familarity that only a home river can hold. I'm sure you'll get that first steelhead soon, but no matter how long it takes, once you get it the time will have been well worth it.